Timanfaya Fire Mountains

Who did not visit the fire mountains (Montañas del Fuego), will not get to know Lanzarote. For many guests, the trip trough the protected “Parque National de Timanfaya” is among the absolute highlights of their visit to the island. Many feel drawn back again and again to this impressive  natural spectacle, which presents itself, depending on the season and the weather conditions, in ever new color schemes. Some times the volcanoes glow in a fiery orange red, then passing clouds cast ghostly shadows on the lava fields, you can almost feel the earth trembling again.

César Manrique's legacy in the fire mountains

At the restaurant Islote del Hilario (designed by César Manrique) the friendly guides will show you, with the use of some experiments, that the volcanic heat is still present.  From various crevices, surfaces hot air, with a temperature from up to 400 degrees Celsius. Who would not like such a volcanically heated grill in his garden, where without fire and coal the barbecue sizzles ......       

Here at the Fire Mountains you will realize and understand that fire, water, sun and wind are the most important elements in Lanzarote..

Crater tours across Timanfaya Fire Mountains

The popular crater tour takes you on a 12 kilometer volcanic route, right through an exciting lunar landscape.  At first hand, you can feel the tremendous forces, which were responsible for the eruptions who have lasted for years. There is absolute silence, the only exception is the singing of the jackdaws and the wind. No life in sight, but suddenly: bushes, shrubs, who put them there? And what artist could measure his work with the bizarre shapes of the solidified lava?  A completely  new world is opening up before your eyes, indescribably beautiful, fascinating, unique, perhaps even depressing and thought provoking.The crater tour is only possible using the caramel colored bus. The ticket that you receive at the park entrance is also valid for the crater tour!

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